Council on Competitiveness to Host National Innovation Summit; Organization Will Issue Recommendations to Foster American Innovation.WASHINGTON -- The Council on Competitiveness, a national organization of business, academic and labor leaders, will host the National Innovation Summit on December 15, 2004. At the summit, the co-chairs of the Council's National Innovation Initiative(TM) (NII), Samuel J. Palmisano Samuel J. Palmisano (born July 29, 1951) is the current Chairman, CEO, and President of IBM, one of the world's largest IT companies. He was elected Chairman in October 2002, effective January 1, 2003, and has served as Chief Executive Officer since March 2002. , chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of IBM Corporation, and G. Wayne Clough Gerald Wayne Clough is the current president of the Georgia Institute of Technology, a position he has held since September of 1994. He is notable for being the first alumnus to hold that position. Biography Education Dr. , president of the Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1885, opened 1888. It is a member school in the university system of Georgia. Significant among its facilities and programs are the Frank H. , will present "Innovate America: Thriving in a World of Challenge and Change," the result of a 15-month, comprehensive effort to sharpen our understanding of innovation and harness it for economic growth. Over 20 prominent CEOs, university presidents and civic leaders will then outline a series of strategic recommendations to make America the most fertile and attractive environment for innovation. When: December 15, 2004 at 8:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy ) Where: Ronald Reagan Building The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center and International Trade Center in Washington DC. The NII report findings will be presented at 8:15 A.M. EST, prior to the opening of the White House Economic Summit held at the same location. Who: Prominent names in American business, labor, education and governance including: --Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney --Virginia Governor Mark Warner --Samuel J. Palmisano, Chairman, President and CEO, IBM Corporation --G. Wayne Clough, President, Georgia Institute of Technology --F. Duane Ackerman, BellSouth Corporation and Chairman of the Council on Competitiveness --Gerard J. Arpey, Chairman, President and CEO, American Airlines --Lee Bollinger, President, Columbia University --Molly Corbett Broad, President, University of North Carolina --Michael J. Burns, Chairman, CEO and President, Dana Corporation --Mary Sue Coleman, President, University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. --Denis A. Cortese, President and CEO, Mayo Clinic --Robert M. Gates, President, Texas A & M University --Sheryl Handler, President and CEO, Ab Initio --John L. Hennessy, President, Stanford University --Shirley Ann Jackson, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, at Troy, N.Y.; coeducational; founded and opened 1824 as Rensselaer School; chartered 1826. It was called Rensselaer Institute from 1837 to 1861. --Vikram Pandit, President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Institutional Securities and Investment Banking Group, Morgan Stanley --Steven S Reinemund, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo, Inc. --W.J. Sanders III, Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc --Ivan G. Seidenberg, Chairman and CEO, Verizon --Kevin W. Sharer, Chairman, President and CEO, Amgen, Inc. --Charles M. Vest, President Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, --G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., Chairman and CEO, General Motors Corporation --Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President, Council on Competitiveness RSVP: All media interested in attending should RSVP to NIISummit@compete.org. Press credentials required for admittance. About The Council on Competitiveness An organization of the top business, university and labor leaders in the United States, the Council on Competitiveness is responsible for influencing the course of American competitiveness on regional, national and global scales. The Council stands unique in its ability to anticipate and respond to changing economic conditions through a series of comprehensive programs to maintain competitiveness and security, support innovation, benchmark national competitiveness and shape public policy. The Council is available on the Web at http://www.compete.org. |
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